tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55785192063977663732016-10-20T05:53:24.210-05:00Terri's Writing AdventuresTerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-3307973999885689882016-07-10T07:50:00.000-05:002016-07-19T08:24:49.686-05:00No Other Will Do by Karen Witemeyer<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xUFDSUV-tg8/V44qFf95e3I/AAAAAAAAD3g/R0k1FrZCtzQfTQmZrheNbjuRMpnTsA_cwCLcB/s1600/cv-no-other.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xUFDSUV-tg8/V44qFf95e3I/AAAAAAAAD3g/R0k1FrZCtzQfTQmZrheNbjuRMpnTsA_cwCLcB/s400/cv-no-other.jpg" width="258" /></a></div>She Trusts Him for the Job, But Can She Trust Him With Her Heart?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Men are optional. That was the credo Emma Chandler's suffragette aunts taught her and why she established Harper's Station, a women's colony that offers a fresh start to females in need. But when a dangerous and shadowy assailant tries repeatedly to drive the women out, Emma is forced to admit they might need a man after all. One who can fight. And there is only one man she trust enough to ask.<br /><br />Malachi Shaw has finally earned the respect he's always craved by becoming an explosives expert for the railroad. Yet when Emma's telegram arrives, he rushes back to Texas to repay the girl who once saved his life. Only she's not a girl any longer. She's a woman with a mind of her own and a smile that makes a man imagine a future he doesn't deserve.<br /><br />As danger intensifies, Emma, Mal, and the ladies of Harper's Station must choose safety or whether to risk everything to fight for their future.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I enjoy Karen's writing so much. She is wonderful at character development. I always fall in love with the characters. These two have a relationship that seemed very unique to me. Malachi starts out rough and tough as a youth because he has had a very hard life and to the outsider, he seems like that same tough guy as an adult. When he is around Emma he isn't at all. You can tell right away he would do anything for her. Emma was a spunky little girl and carried that spunk into adulthood but at the same time was so caring towards others. I love the story of Emma and Malachi as children. That is what got to me. Then to watch their adult relationship grow...at times I was worried they would let their misgivings about themselves or the needs of the other get in the way. They each take the other's best interest and put it first above their own to a fault.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Harper's Station and it's ladies are great. Being from Texas myself, it was fun to see these women building a life for themselves and working together to make it work. I look forward to the rest of the series to find out more about the other ladies and see how their stories unfold. This series is great for any age. I think even as young as pre-teen would enjoy it. Five Stars for sure!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">After growing up in California, Karen moved to Texas to attend Abilene Christian University where she earned bachelor and master's degrees in Psychology. It was also there that she met and married her own Texas hero. He roped her in good, for she has lived in Texas ever since. In fact, she fell so in love with this rugged land of sweeping sunsets and enduring pioneer spirit, that she incorporates it into the pages of her novels, setting her stories in the small towns of a state that burgeoned into greatness in the mid- to late1800s.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">A life-long bookworm, Karen is living her dream by writing novels. Her books have consistently hit bestseller lists and have garnered awards such as the ACFW Carol Award, the Holt Medallion, and the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award. In addition, she is a multiple RITA and National Reader's Choice finalist. Karen is also a sought-after speaker for national writing conferences and regional workshops.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Karen's favorite aspect of her writing life is hearing from readers. Nothing encourages her heart more. She'd love to hear from you. You can contact her <b><a href="http://www.karenwitemeyer.com/contact.html" target="_blank">here.</a></b></span></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">To learn more about Karen and her books and to sign up for her free newsletter featuring special giveaways and behind-the-scenes information, please visit <b><a href="http://www.karenwitemeyer.com/" target="_blank">www.karenwitemeyer.com</a></b>&nbsp;</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>Her Books</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>Stand Alone Titles</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">To Win Her Heart</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Head In The Clouds</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">A Tailor-Made Bride</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>The Archer Brothers Series</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Short-Straw Bride</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Stealing The Preacher</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">A Cowboy Unmatched</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">A Match Made In Texas</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>Connected Stories</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Full Steam Ahead</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Love On The Mend</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">With All My Heart</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">The Husband Maneuver</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">With This Ring</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">A Worthy Pursuit&nbsp;</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>Ladies of Harper Station</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">No Other Will Do</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Worth the Wait Novella&nbsp;</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.&nbsp;</div></div><br /><br />Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-90685536846127845092016-06-26T20:58:00.000-05:002016-06-28T20:58:47.309-05:00Forever Safe by Jody Hedlund<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jex4bdu7mr8/V3MrH5PJOdI/AAAAAAAAD2U/SCtUt46NSpYilq3qxiUt36c81tArx63gACLcB/s1600/Forever-Safe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jex4bdu7mr8/V3MrH5PJOdI/AAAAAAAAD2U/SCtUt46NSpYilq3qxiUt36c81tArx63gACLcB/s400/Forever-Safe.jpg" width="258" /></a></div>Race Point, Massachusetts, 1876</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Will she ever be able to stop running, even when she believes she’s finally safe?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heiress to a vast fortune, Victoria Cole has everything she wants, including the perfect fiancé. Having left &nbsp;two other men at the altar, Victoria is sure that now she’s found her true love and will finally live happily ever after. As her wedding draws near, however, Victoria’s life is threatened. To keep her safe, Victoria’s father hires a bodyguard.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tom Cushman’s number one priority is protecting his clients, which means no personal entanglements. But he’s never guarded someone as beautiful and winsome as Victoria. After a near-kidnapping, the wedding is cancelled, and Tom hides Victoria at Cape Cod’s Race Point Lighthouse until her attacker can be found. Appointed as assistant light keeper with Victoria posing as his wife, Tom believes the isolation of the lighthouse will keep her safe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As Victoria struggles to live without familiar luxuries, her heart betrays her with growing feelings for her protector. Determined to help Tom stop fleeing from his haunted past, can the runaway bride learn to face her own fears? With the attacker closing in, will both of them ever be able to stop running and find the safety they long for?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Jody has a wonderful way of drawing you in with her characters and settings. The book started out in New York but ended up in a very small Cape Cod town at a lighthouse. I love her lighthouse books so much. I haven't gotten to visit one but they make me want to. The beginning of the book drew me in but I can tell you I got really excited and into it once they got to the lighthouse, so much so I stayed up until 2 a.m. to finish it. At the beginning of the book I thought Victoria was extremely bratty and spoiled. And I suppose she was. But her heart wasn't so she was more open to change that others in her situation. Tom is a guy with major smarts and attention to detail. I find it funny that he only begins to miss some things when his attention is drawn to Victoria. Otherwise, no matter what he is doing, he catches it all, because that is his job. It's just who he is. I love that his a man of honor.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There was a twist in there that I didn't see coming right away. But all the details about a certain character weren't revealed until later. I loved the mystery and the romance. I give it 5 stars for being well written, strong characters and a good plot. Can't wait for book 5! &nbsp;&nbsp;</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jody Hedlund is the author of over ten novels, including Love Unexpected, Captured by Love, Unending Devotion, The Preacher's Bride, and A Noble Groom, winner of the 2014 Carol Award for historical romance. She makes her home in Michigan, not far from the lighthouses she writes about, and loves hearing from readers on Facebook and her blog at JodyHedlund.com</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJodyHedlund?fref=ts" target="_blank">Her Facebook Page</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Her Blog</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://jodyhedlund.com/" target="_blank">Her Website</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">HER BOOKS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Hearts of Faith Series...</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Preacher's Bride</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Doctor's Lady</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rebellious Heart</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Michigan Brides Collection...</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unending Devotion</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Noble Groom</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Captured by Love</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Beacons of Hope Series...</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Out of the Storm: A Novella</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Love Unexpected</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hearts Made Whole</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Undaunted Hope</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Forever Safe&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Noblest Knights Series</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Vow: A Novella</div><div style="text-align: justify;">An Uncertain Choice</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Daring Sacrifice</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For Love and Honor (March 2017)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Historicals:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Luther and Katharina: A Story of Love and Rebellion</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Newton and Polly: A Novel of Amazing Grace (September 2016)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.&nbsp;</div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-77530967330287238382016-06-20T20:19:00.001-05:002016-06-20T20:19:04.150-05:00The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CMJacCnXLqc/V2fqwj3RpLI/AAAAAAAAD10/taZVhu5QauAjiGvWoR27nRkXfSpvqI2cgCLcB/s1600/the%2Bbeautiful%2Bpretender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CMJacCnXLqc/V2fqwj3RpLI/AAAAAAAAD10/taZVhu5QauAjiGvWoR27nRkXfSpvqI2cgCLcB/s400/the%2Bbeautiful%2Bpretender.jpg" width="262" /></a></div>AFTER INDERITING HIS TITLE FROM HIS BROTHER, THE MARGRAVE, HAS TWO WEEKS TO FIND A NOBLE BRIDE. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN HE LEARNS HE HAS FALLEN FOR A LOVELY SERVANT GIRL IN DISGUISE?&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Margrave of Thornbeck has to find a bride, fast. He invites ten noble born ladies who meet the king's approval to be his guests at Thornbeck Castle for two weeks, a time to test these ladies and reveal their true character.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Avelina has only two instructions: keep her true identity a secret and make sure the margrave doesn't select her as his bride. Since the latter seems unlikely, she concentrates on not getting caught. No one must know she is merely a maidservant, sent by the Earl of Plimmwald to stand in for his daughter, Dorothea.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Despite Avelina's best attempts at diverting attention from herself, the margrave has taken notice. And try as she might, she can't deny her own growing feelings. But something else is afoot in the castle. Something sinister that could have far worse-far deadlier-consequences.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is book two in the series. We get to see a few of the characters from The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest and lots of new characters, too. A mystery from book one is finally solved in this book. In this book I have to say Avelina is my favorite. She is smart and stubborn. She is a great judge of character and is quick to see through people's deceptions. She doesn't take no for an answer. When she sets her mind on something, she is going to do it with or without approval, if she feels it is the right thing to do. I love the friendship that develops between Avelina and Magdalen. When things are revealed about her true identity, her friend sticks by her side. That is true friendship.<br /><br />Reinhart turned out to be different than we saw him as a secondary character in book one. As this book progresses we get to see a bit more of his true self come out. His past and the tragedy in his life has caused him hide within himself. In book one you get to see a bit of it in his actions that seem uncharacteristic of someone so harsh as he appears. But getting to know Avelina brings about a slow change in him. He is still a strong leader but she is able to soften him up around the edges so people know he is worthy of their respect and loyalty.<br /><br />Melanie is great at description and drawing you into the world of her books. I feel as if I am walking the same path they are. There isn't one of her books that I didn't fall in love with. She knows how to keep the story alive and how to draw you in so you don't want to put the book down until you reach the end. I have stayed up many a night finishing one of her books because of it. This was no exception. All of her books are great for any age. It used to be difficult to find books appropriate for preteens or teens to read but Melanie has provided us with MANY books that I would encourage any young girl who loves to read to add to their library. 5 Stars again! &nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;">Melanie Dickerson is the author of The Healer's Apprentice, a Christy Award finalist and winner of the National Reader's Choice Award for Best First Book, as well as the acclaimed novels The Merchant's Daughter, The Fairest Beauty, and The Captive Maiden. Melanie earned a bachelor's degree in special education from the University of Alabama and has been a teacher and a missionary. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Huntsville, Alabama.&nbsp;</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;">HER WEBSITE: www.melaniedickerson.com</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;">HER BLOG: www.melaniewrites.blogspot.com &nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">HAGENHEIM/ FAIRY TALE ROMANCE SERIES</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;">The Healer's Apprentice</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;">The Merchant's Daughter</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;">The Fairest Beauty</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;">The Captive Maiden</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;">The Princess Spy</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;">The Golden Braid</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;">The Silent Songbird (November 2016)</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">THORNBECK/ A MEDIEVAL FAIRY TALE SERIES</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;">The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;">The Beautiful Pretender</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">THE REGENCY SPIES OF LONDON SERIES</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;">A Spy's Devotion&nbsp;</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;">In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.&nbsp;</div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-29671246904624141182016-05-02T10:30:00.000-05:002016-05-05T10:33:32.996-05:00The Reluctant Duchess by Roseanna M. White<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dtkpd9TmEHQ/VydXgRZ8jbI/AAAAAAAADzA/k5fBd6te9KcJNSkvEBASiQlBuCfyXHm6QCLcB/s1600/The-Reluctant-Duchess-662x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dtkpd9TmEHQ/VydXgRZ8jbI/AAAAAAAADzA/k5fBd6te9KcJNSkvEBASiQlBuCfyXHm6QCLcB/s320/The-Reluctant-Duchess-662x1024.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Will Fleeing The Scottish Highlands Only Leave Her In More Danger?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lady Rowena Kinnaird may be the heiress to a Highland earldom, but she has never felt good enough—not for her father, not for the man she thought she’d marry, not for God. But after a shocking attack, she’s willing to be forever an outcast if it means escaping Loch Morar and the men who have jeopardized her life.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Brice Myerston, the Duke of Nottingham, has suddenly found himself in possession of a rare treasure his enemies are prepared to kill for. While Brice has never been one to shy away from manor-born ladies, the last thing he needs is the distraction of his neighbor, Lady Rowena, who finds herself in a desperate situation. But when the moody Earl of Lochabar tries to trap Brice into marrying Rowena, Brice finds he’s not as opposed to the idea as he expected to be.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rowena wanted to escape the Highlands, but she’s reluctant to resort to marrying a notorious flirt just to gain his English home. And when she learns that Brice is mixed up in some kind of questionable business with a stolen treasure, she fears she’s about to end up directly in the path of everything she was trying to avoid.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Ladies of the Manor series quickly became one of my favorites starting with book one. Book two did NOT disappoint. I love books that travel to the Highlands. Rowena was a special character in the fact that she had a strong, adventurous spirit but it was buried under the brutality that she grew up with in her teen and young adult years. It was great watching her come out of that shell after she leaves with Brice. I love the faith that Brice has and I also appreciated the fact when he realized he needed to change his approach. He isn't perfect and has room to grow spiritually.<br /><br />The mystery and danger that was in book one continues in book two. Human nature is to fall prey to doing whatever they have to in order to get what they want. There were multiple angles of that throughout the book and you never really knew who was going to do what. We do learn that loving someone is a choice and what an amazing thing it can be when you are loved and feel that love. We also see how things turn out when someone doesn't feel that love from the person they should the most.<br /><br />I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys mystery, suspense, and romance that is surrounded by faith and love. I would give this book a higher number than 5 but since that is all it goes up to a 5 will have to do.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Roseanna M. White grew up in the mountains of West Virginia, the beauty of which inspired her to begin writing as soon as she learned to pair subjects with verbs. She spent her middle and high school days penning novels in class, and her love of books took her to a school renowned for them.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After graduating from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland, she and her husband moved back to the same mountains they equate with home.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Roseanna is the author of two biblical novels, A Stray Drop of Blood and Jewel of Persia, the historical romance, Love Finds You in Annapolis, Maryland, and the historical, romantic suspense Culper Ring Series (Ring of Secrets, Whispers from the Shadows, and Circle of Spies). She is also the senior reviewer at the Christian Review of Books, which she and her husband founded, the senior editor at WhiteFire Publishing, and a member of ACFW, HisWriters, and Colonial Christian Fiction Writers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Her Website: http://www.RoseannaMWhite.com</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Her Blog: http://roseannamwhite.blogspot.com/</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ladies of the Manor Series</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Lost Heiress</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Reluctant Duchess</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Lady Unrivaled, Fall 2016</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Culper Ring Series</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Book 1: Ring of Secrets</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Novella 1.5: Fairchild's Lady</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Book 2: Whispers from the Shadows</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Novella 2.5: A Hero's Promise</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Book 3: Circle of Spies</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Love Finds You in Annapolis, Maryland</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Giver of Wonders: A Story of St. Nicholas</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(A Visibullis story)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Coming November 2015</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Stray Drop of Blood</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Soft Breath of Wind</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jewel of Persia<br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'cherry cream soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.&nbsp;</span></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-20560939254981440812016-02-29T08:34:00.002-06:002016-02-29T08:34:20.336-06:00A Daring Sacrifice by Jody Hedlund<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vmn9r62CPWs/VtRW2GcjFyI/AAAAAAAADtY/U7wiOr-mX2Q/s1600/A-Daring-Sacrifice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vmn9r62CPWs/VtRW2GcjFyI/AAAAAAAADtY/U7wiOr-mX2Q/s320/A-Daring-Sacrifice.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>In a reverse twist on the Robin Hood story, a young medieval maiden stands up for the rights of the mistreated, stealing from the rich to give to the poor. All the while, she fights against her cruel uncle who has taken over the land that is rightfully hers. Forced to live in the woods and hide with the poor people she’s grown to love, she works to save and protect them, but she never anticipates falling in love with the wealthy knight who represents all she’s come to despise.<br /><br />For three years, the Cloaked Bandit has terrorized Wessex, robbing the nobility by the point of a well-placed arrow. But little does anyone know, this bandit is in fact Juliana Wessex, the rightful ruler of the land, and a girl her uncle--the current Lord Wessex--believes is a dead as her father.<br /><br />Juliana has become skilled at hiding in the forest, stealing from the nobility in order to provide the peasants with food and shelter. But when she robs Collin Goodrich one day, her red hair betrays her true identity. Lord Collin remembers Juliana from when they were children--and forces her to stay on his estate after she is injured. Juliana is intrigued by Collin and his charms, but only time will tell if he can overcome her distaste of the nobility and win her heart.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What a fun story! It is great how the book goes from his point of view to hers. Different type face is used for each one so it was easy to tell who's point of view it was right away. This series takes place in the late 1300's. During that time there were some very cruel people who had authority over others. Their types of punishments for things were extreme. And they were sometimes extreme in deciding how far to take their punishment depending on the person, not necessarily the actual "crime". &nbsp;Jody writes it in a way that while, yes, it is terrible, it isn't so bad that you can't see past it to the adventure and romance. It shows just how brave these characters really have to be to go to the lengths they do to survive and to help their friends.<br /><br />This book has just the right amount of everything, romance, adventure, danger and suspense. I love the relationship between Collin and Juliana. They have a competitive spirit, mostly with each other. This book also gives you a glimpse into what it was like to have much and to have little or nothing. It is easy to take that for granted, like it is today. I love how it opened their eyes to both sides and showed compassionate ways to do something about it.<br /><br />Great series for teens and adults alike. I highly recommend this series. Another 5 star book!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Jody Hedlund is the author of over ten novels, including Love Unexpected, Captured by Love, Unending Devotion, The Preacher's Bride, and A Noble Groom, winner of the 2014 Carol Award for historical romance. She makes her home in Michigan, not far from the lighthouses she writes about, and loves hearing from readers on Facebook and her blog at JodyHedlund.com</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJodyHedlund?fref=ts" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Her Facebook Page</a></div><div style="color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><a href="http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Her Blog</a></div><div style="color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><a href="http://jodyhedlund.com/" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Her Website</a></div></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">HER OTHER BOOKS</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">The Hearts of Faith Series...</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">The Preacher's Bride</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">The Doctor's Lady</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Rebellious Heart</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">The Michigan Brides Collection...</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Unending Devotion</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">A Noble Groom</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Captured by Love</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">The Beacons of Hope Series...</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Out of the Storm: A Novella</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Love Unexpected</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Hearts Made Whole</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Undaunted Hope</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">Forever Safe - June 2016</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">The Noblest Knights Series</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">The Vow: A Novella</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">An Uncertain Choice</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">A Daring Sacrifice</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: &quot;cherry cream soda&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.&nbsp;</span></span></div></div></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-18387735841807590992016-02-01T10:23:00.000-06:002016-02-05T10:29:28.068-06:00Undaunted Hope: Beacons of Hope Book 3 by Jody Hedlund<a href="http://jodyhedlund.com/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Undaunted-Hope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://jodyhedlund.com/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Undaunted-Hope.jpg" width="258" /></a><b>1871 EAGLE HARBOR, MICHIGAN</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>In a Town Mire in Darkness, She May Shine the Light They Need</b><br /><b><br /></b><div style="text-align: justify;">Running from the mistakes of her past, Tessa Taylor heads to the uppermost reaches of Michigan, planning to serve as the new teacher to the children of miners. She quickly learns the town had requested a male teacher, but Percival Updegraff, superintendent and chief mine clerk, says she can stay through winter since it's too late to replace her. Tessa can't help but thank him and say she is in his debt.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Determined to make herself irreplaceable once spring thaw arrives, Tessa throws herself into her work, and soon two students have decided Miss Taylor is the right match for their grieving father. At the same time, charming assistant lightkeeper Alex Bjorklund makes his interest known, surprising Tessa, who has never had men fight for her hand before. But not all is well as she feels that someone is tracking her every move, and she may not be able to escape the trap that has been laid for her.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We meet Tessa in <i>Hearts Made Whole.</i>&nbsp;In that book we see how much she hates the life she lives and feels she is trapped in the lighthouse and taking care of her siblings. She has lost so many people she loves and blames the sea and the lighthouse for it. She makes some pour choices to try to get away from that life. In this book we see she does start fresh in a new town, but one that is also on the sea and has a lighthouse of it's own. She is compassionate and strong. She cares so much about the kids she teaches and the families. The quirky relationship Tessa and Alex have is so fun. They are always joking around and coming back with sarcastic comebacks for each other. Tessa is trying so hard NOT to fall for him because she wants to teach and teachers can't be married. The town has no secrets from the one who runs everything. He is a man out for his own good and he doesn't care who he hurts.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have to admit that there were a few times where I was crying my eyes out. It grabbed my heart and didn't let go until the very end. I love this series. I love all of her books. Jody is a wonderful writer and draws you into the story very easily. I recommend this book to teens and adults alike. It shows how we can make bad choices but strive to do better and move forward from them. Real friendship is more powerful than the evil that abounds in the world. This is another 5 star book.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jody Hedlund is the author of over ten novels, including Love Unexpected, Captured by Love, Unending Devotion, The Preacher's Bride, and A Noble Groom, winner of the 2014 Carol Award for historical romance. She makes her home in Michigan, not far from the lighthouses she writes about, and loves hearing from readers on Facebook and her blog at JodyHedlund.com</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJodyHedlund?fref=ts" target="_blank">Her Facebook Page</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Her Blog</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://jodyhedlund.com/" target="_blank">Her Website</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">HER OTHER BOOKS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Hearts of Faith Series...</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Preacher's Bride</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Doctor's Lady</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rebellious Heart</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Michigan Brides Collection...</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unending Devotion</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Noble Groom</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Captured by Love</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Beacons of Hope Series...</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Out of the Storm: A Novella</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Love Unexpected</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hearts Made Whole</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Undaunted Hope</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Forever Safe - June 2016</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Noblest Knights Series</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Vow: A Novella</div><div style="text-align: justify;">An Uncertain Choice</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Daring Sacrifice - March 2016</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-80824936816629256112016-01-01T08:55:00.000-06:002016-02-05T09:57:03.961-06:00The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.melaniedickerson.com/uploads/3/5/7/3/3573430/_3105735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Picture" border="0" src="http://www.melaniedickerson.com/uploads/3/5/7/3/3573430/_3105735.jpg" height="400" width="250" /></a><b>THE ONE WHO NEEDS RESCUING ISN'T ALWAYS THE ONE IN THE TOWER</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rapunzel can throw a knife better than any man. She paints beautiful flowering vines on the walls of her plaster houses. She sings so sweetly she can coax even a beast to sleep. But there are two things she is afraid her mom might never allow her to do: learn to read and marry.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fiercely devoted to Rapunzel, her mother is suspicious of every man who so much as looks at her daughter and warns her that no man can be trusted. After a young village farmer asks for Rapunzel's hand in marriage, Mother decides to move them once again--this time, to the large city of Hagenheim.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The journey proves treacherous, and after being rescued by a knight--Sir Gerek--Rapunzel in turn rescues him farther down the road. As a result, Sir Gerek agrees to repay his debt to Rapunzel by teaching her to read. Could there be more to this knight than his arrogance and desire to marry for riches and position?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As Rapunzel acclimates to life in a new city, she uncovers a mystery that will forever change her life. In this Rapunzel story unlike any other, a world of secrets and treachery is about to be revealed after seventeen years of lies. How will Rapunzel finally take control of her own destiny? And who will prove faithful to a lowly peasant girl with no one to turn to?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This has got to be my favorite Rapunzel story to date. I love the way Melanie turns fairy tales into stories that could really happen. Rapunzel is a strong character, she has learned how to take care of herself despite her over protective mother who tried to keep her from learning anything that could make her independent. But there are secrets there that will explain her mother's possessiveness that will rock her world. Sir Gerek is the perfect mix of bravery and humility. Despite his past, he works hard to be the best knight he can be. But he doubts his worth. There is danger and adventure around every corner.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you have read her other books you will find familiar characters in this book. You will also find a story inside a story from one of them. Her books are on my favorites list. I love them all. I recommend them to teens and young adults as well as those of us that are older but young at heart. Romance in her books is sweet and pure. They are great for a YA book club or for moms to talk to their daughters about the difficult subject that arise. Another 5 star book for Melanie!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.melaniedickerson.com/uploads/3/5/7/3/3573430/2528780.jpg?274" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Picture" border="0" src="http://www.melaniedickerson.com/uploads/3/5/7/3/3573430/2528780.jpg?274" height="189" width="200" /></a>Melanie Dickerson is the author of The Healer's Apprentice, a Christy Award finalist and winner of the National Reader's Choice Award for Best First Book, as well as the acclaimed novels The Merchant's Daughter, The Fairest Beauty, and The Captive Maiden. Melanie earned a bachelor's degree in special education from the University of Alabama and has been a teacher and a missionary. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Huntsville, Alabama.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">HER WEBSITE: www.melaniedickerson.com</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">HER BLOG: www.melaniewrites.blogspot.com &nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Her Medieval Fairy Tale Retellings</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Healer's Apprentice</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Merchant's Daughter</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Fairest Beauty</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Captive Maiden</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Princess Spy</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Beautiful Pretender (May 2016)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Golden Braid&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Spy's Devotion (February 2016)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.&nbsp;</div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-54468678839291386892015-10-30T21:44:00.003-05:002015-10-30T21:47:03.246-05:00Luther and Katharina by Jody Hedlund<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oOujQgTRpnI/VjQrecHUAlI/AAAAAAAADoU/O54r7NAOKM8/s1600/Luther-Katharina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oOujQgTRpnI/VjQrecHUAlI/AAAAAAAADoU/O54r7NAOKM8/s320/Luther-Katharina.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><b>SHE WAS A NUN OF NOBLE BIRTH. HE, A HERETIC, A REFORMER...AN OUTLAW OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the sixteenth century, nun Katharina von Bora's fate fall no further than the Abbey. Until she read the writings of Marin Luther.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">His sweeping Catholic church reformation--condemning a cloistered life and promoting the goodness of marriage--awakened her desire for everything she'd been forbidden.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Including Martin Luther himself.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Despite the fact that the attraction and tension between them is undeniable, Luther holds fast to his convictions and remains isolated, refusing to risk anyone's life but his own. Katharina longs for love, but is strong-willed. She clings proudly to her class distinction, pining for nobility over the heart of a reformer.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">They couldn't be more different.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But as the world comes tumbling down around them, and with the threat on Luther's life a constant strain, these unlikely allies forge an unexpected bond of understanding, support, and love.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Together they will alter the religious landscape forever.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I so enjoyed this book about real people that I didn't really know anything about. I only knew that Luther had a big part in bringing Christianity to others in a new way. You can tell that Jody has done her research and also done a great job of adding some fictional elements that could very well have happened. I learned a lot about the way the church worked back then that I also knew nothing about. Luther's passion for the Word and for people to live FOR Christ instead of hiding away from the world changed everything.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The characters were rich and vibrant in the text. I found it quite interesting how Luther loved her so much but tried to refuse that love and it made him react to her in a negative way. When he finally admits to that love it is such a relief TO him. Of course, everyone else had already seen how much he loved her though he denied it if they tried to tell him so. Despite that, Kate was true to her character and kept trying to do things the way the Lord would want. I loved the moment when she realized that praying to Mary wasn't going to get her anywhere and she called out to GOD Himself instead.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you love history, adventure, danger and a great love story...this book is for you! I recommend it highly and give it 5 stars!!!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Jody Hedlund</b>&nbsp;is the author of over ten novels, including Love Unexpected, Captured by Love, Unending Devotion, The Preacher's Bride, and A Noble Groom, winner of the 2014 Carol Award for historical romance. She makes her home in Michigan, not far from the lighthouses she writes about, and loves hearing from readers on Facebook and her blog at JodyHedlund.com</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJodyHedlund?fref=ts" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Her Facebook Page</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Her Blog</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://jodyhedlund.com/" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Her Website</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>HER OTHER BOOKS</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>The Hearts of Faith Series...</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>The Preacher's Bride</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>The Doctor's Lady</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>Rebellious Heart</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>The Michigan Brides Collection...</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>Unending Devotion</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>A Noble Groom</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>Captured by Love</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>The Beacons of Hope Series...</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>Out of the Storm: A Novella</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>Love Unexpected</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>Hearts Made Whole</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>Out of the Storm</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>The Noblest Knights Series</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>The Vow: A Novella</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>An Uncertain Choice</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><b>A Daring Sacrifice - March 2016</b></span></span></div><div style="color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.&nbsp;</div><br /><br />Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-64278083775996220992015-10-01T07:55:00.001-05:002015-10-01T07:59:50.350-05:00Chivalrous: Valiant Hearts Book 2 by Dina L. Sleiman<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aNQXqG5KFAM/Vg0tOSPNbbI/AAAAAAAADnw/rDkA8Gkufi8/s1600/chivalrous%2Bfrom%2Bamazon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aNQXqG5KFAM/Vg0tOSPNbbI/AAAAAAAADnw/rDkA8Gkufi8/s320/chivalrous%2Bfrom%2Bamazon.jpg" width="207" /></a><b>With her future in jeopardy, this unforgettable heroine won't go down without a fight!</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Strong and adventurous Gwendolyn Barnes longs to be a knight like her chivalrous brothers, but her parents view her only as a marriage pawn. When her domineering father makes plans to see her wed to a brutish man, Gwendolyn must fight for her future.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She's surprised, however, for that clash to include a handsome, good-hearted newcomer. Allen of Ellsworth arrives in Edendale searching for his place in the world, but he finds in Gwendolyn the most unexpected of women.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tournaments, intrigue, and battles-along with twists and turns aplenty-await these two as they struggle to find love, identity, and their true destinies.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I loved book two even more than book one. In book one you meet Allen but you don't really get to KNOW him the same way as you do in this one. I love how you see the struggle within him to be something special to others and at the same time knowing the only One he is to please and follow is the Lord. Gwen is wonderful. While growing up under a very mean father, she was fortunate to have him away for a lot of the time. I believe that gave her the ability to have a kind heart and daring spirit. Having big brothers to allow her to learn things that only men could do back then kept her vibrant and later it kept her alive.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This book has all the adventure and intrigue you would expect with a title and cover like it has. I enjoyed the tournaments. It felt just like I was watching one of the movies from that time period. The relationship between Gwen and Rosalind is one of my favorites. She is willing to follow her into whatever adventure she chooses but at the same time she tries to guide her the direction a lady of her status requires. I'm looking forward to reading her story in book three.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves to read of adventure with romance. I rate this book a 5 star. I found nothing offensive or out of line. It was the perfect mix of adventure, romance and spirituality. I found the characters faith to be balanced. Their struggles were real to life. Well done, once again! Can't wait for more.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dina Sleiman writes stories of passion and grace. Most of the time you will find this Virginia Beach resident reading, biking, dancing, or hanging out with her husband and three children, preferably at the oceanfront. Since finishing her Professional Writing MA in 1994, she has enjoyed many opportunities to teach literature, writing, and the arts. Her debut novel, Dance of the Dandelion with Whitefire Publishing, won an Honorable Mention in the 2012 Selah Awards. Also look for her novels, Love in Three-Quarter Time, Dance from Deep Within, and her Valiant Hearts series with Bethany House Publishers. Dina serves as an acquisitions editor for WhiteFire Publishing as well, and she loves to teach at writers conferences throughout the US.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">http://valiantheartsseries.blogspot.com/<br /><br /><br />In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-3483335726025704422015-09-10T19:21:00.001-05:002015-09-10T19:21:50.920-05:00The Lost Heiress by Roseanna M. White<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1rD0N7amOc/VfFykMouYsI/AAAAAAAADm8/LE1snBWePnc/s1600/LostHeiress_Bethany-662x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1rD0N7amOc/VfFykMouYsI/AAAAAAAADm8/LE1snBWePnc/s320/LostHeiress_Bethany-662x1024.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Sweeping Romance And Mystery In The Edwardian Era</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Brook Eden has never known where she truly belongs. Though raised in the palace of Monaco, she’s British by birth and was brought to the Grimaldis under suspicious circumstances as a babe. When Brook’s friend Justin uncovers the fact that Brook is likely a missing heiress from Yorkshire, Brook leaves the sun of the Mediterranean to travel to the moors of the North Sea to the estate of her supposed family.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The mystery of her mother’s death haunts her, and though her father is quick to accept her, the rest of the family and the servants of Whitby Park are not. Only when Brook’s life is threatened do they draw close—but their loyalty may come too late to save Brook from the same threat that led to tragedy for her mother.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As heir to a dukedom, Justin is no stranger to balancing responsibilities. When the matters of his estate force him far from Brook, the distance between them reveals that what began as friendship has grown into something much more. But how can their very different loyalties and responsibilities ever come together?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And then, for a second time, the heiress of Whitby Park is stolen away because of the very rare treasure in her possession—and those who can save her still aren't sure whom to trust.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have found a new favorite from Roseanna! This books has it all. Mystery, romance, intrigue, friendship, humor, danger...The Lost Heiress is a thick book but contains zero fluff. There was never a time where I wanted to skip over words to get to something more exciting. I enjoyed ever sentence. The story kept my attention from page one and I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened next.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I loved the relationship between Brook and Justin from the beginning. To watch it change wasn't always fun but at the same time, it was more real than some books. I don't like when the characters are unrealistic in how they react to things and just stop talking to each other after years of friendship. Even though things got crazy from time to time, they still cared about each other. They went the extra mile to tell the other person where they were wrong for their actions or behavior. There are people who say Christian fiction is full of the same story and it just seems unrealistic. I beg to differ with that opinion, especially with this author's books. It was interwoven with the character's faith. That didn't mean nothing bad ever happened because of their faith. That isn't real life. This story showed how despite hardships and everything not being sunshine and roses, you can still do the right thing and treat people the right way.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Brook's strong character was a pleasure to watch as she dealt with so many different personality types. She understood that not everyone likes you but you don't have to be unkind to them for it. I felt so badly for Justin as he struggled with the responsibilities he had to deal with and the losses while trying to be there for her at the same time. The secondary characters were just as powerful. I loved her father and her friend Brice. I can't wait for his story in book two.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are some shockers in the story, too. I won't give them away, but just know they might surprise you just a bit. There are the "bad guys" and you can tell one of the biggest ones pretty early on. You just don't realize how bad one of them gets until later in the story.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I really loved this book. I hated for it to end. I can't wait for books two and three in the series. I know they will be just as wonderful. I would give them 10 stars, but since the top is 5, it is for sure that. It is a great story for teens and up. It has some great topics of discussion that you could talk with your teen about, or any book club. Grab your copy today!!!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Roseanna M. White</b> grew up in the mountains of West Virginia, the beauty of which inspired her to begin writing as soon as she learned to pair subjects with verbs. She spent her middle and high school days penning novels in class, and her love of books took her to a school renowned for them.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After graduating from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland, she and her husband moved back to the same mountains they equate with home.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Roseanna is the author of two biblical novels, A Stray Drop of Blood and Jewel of Persia, the historical romance, Love Finds You in Annapolis, Maryland, and the historical, romantic suspense Culper Ring Series (Ring of Secrets, Whispers from the Shadows, and Circle of Spies). She is also the senior reviewer at the Christian Review of Books, which she and her husband founded, the senior editor at WhiteFire Publishing, and a member of ACFW, HisWriters, and Colonial Christian Fiction Writers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Her Website</b>: http://www.RoseannaMWhite.com</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Her Blog</b>: http://roseannamwhite.blogspot.com/</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ladies of the Manor Series</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Lost Heiress</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Reluctant Duchess April 2016</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Waiting Lady (working title) Fall 2016</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Culper Ring Series</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Book 1: <b>Ring of Secrets</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Novella 1.5: <b>Fairchild's Lady</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Book 2: <b>Whispers from the Shadows</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Novella 2.5: <b>A Hero's Promise</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Book 3: <b>Circle of Spies</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Love Finds You in Annapolis, Maryland</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Giver of Wonders: A Story of St. Nicholas</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">(A Visibullis story)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Coming November 2015</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>A Stray Drop of Blood</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>A Soft Breath of Wind</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Jewel of Persia</b></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-77528596683687455492015-07-15T06:00:00.000-05:002015-07-15T07:51:16.163-05:00The Sound of Silver by Rachelle Rea Cover Reveal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zF5yLYgcvjg/VaXO_c23smI/AAAAAAAADlA/bBz2S2b0YpQ/s1600/the%2Bsound%2Bof%2Bsilver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zF5yLYgcvjg/VaXO_c23smI/AAAAAAAADlA/bBz2S2b0YpQ/s320/the%2Bsound%2Bof%2Bsilver.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Steadfast Love Book 1 Available October 15</b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>The stalwart saint and the redeemed rebel. One is fighting for faith, the other for honor…</b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">After Dirk rescues Gwyneth from the Iconoclastic Fury, she discovers that faith is sometimes fragile—and hope is not as easy as it may seem. Gwyneth continues her quest to learn more about the love of God preached by Protestants she once distrusted.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Meanwhile, Dirk’s quest is to prevent his sullied name from staining hers. Will his choice to protect her prove the undoing of her first faltering steps toward a Father God? Once separated, will Dirk and Gwyneth’s searching hearts ever sing the same song?</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rLhVG-ZkCxM/VaXP0vI3mqI/AAAAAAAADlI/AxNERtYOxsg/s1600/rachelle%2Brea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rLhVG-ZkCxM/VaXP0vI3mqI/AAAAAAAADlI/AxNERtYOxsg/s200/rachelle%2Brea.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Rachelle Rea</b> plots her novels while driving around the little town she’s lived in all her life in her dream car, a pick-up truck. As a freelance editor, she enjoys mentoring fellow authors in the craft. A homeschool graduate and retired gymnast, she wrote the Sound of Diamonds the summer after her sophomore year of college.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Links&nbsp;</b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Website: http://rachellerea.com/</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Blog: http://rachellerea.com/blog/</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Facebook: http://facebook.com/inspiringdaring</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelleRea</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/rachellerea/</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Rachelle-Rea/e/B00RZHIL1Q</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8144149.Rachelle_Rea?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Steadfast Love Book 1</b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BUuZtVLvEwY/VaXR3STXXlI/AAAAAAAADlY/piH66d8jGk4/s1600/sound%2Bof%2Bdiamonds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BUuZtVLvEwY/VaXR3STXXlI/AAAAAAAADlY/piH66d8jGk4/s320/sound%2Bof%2Bdiamonds.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>The Sound of Diamonds Back</b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Her only chance of getting home is trusting the man she hates.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">With the protestant Elizabeth on the throne of England and her family in shambles, Catholic maiden Gwyneth seeks refuge in the Low Countries of Holland, hoping to soothe her aching soul. But when the Iconoclastic Fury descends and bloodshed overtakes her haven, she has no choice but to trust the rogue who arrives, promising to see her safely home to her uncle's castle. She doesn't dare to trust him...and yet doesn't dare to refuse her one chance to preserve her own life and those of the nuns she rescues from the burning convent.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Dirk Godfrey is determined to restore his honor at whatever cost. Running from a tortured past, Dirk knows he has only one chance at redemption, and it lies with the lovely Gwyneth, who hates him for the crimes she thinks he committed. He must see her to safety, prove to the world that he is innocent, prove that her poor eyesight is not the only thing that has blinded her but what is he to do when those goals clash?</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The home Gwyneth knew is not what she once thought. When a dark secret and a twisted plot for power collide in a castle masquerading as a haven, the saint and the sinner must either dare to hold to hope...or be overcome.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Links</b>&nbsp;</span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Barnes &amp; Noble: http://is.gd/qhoCTc</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Amazon Paperback: http://is.gd/7z9vls</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Kindle: http://is.gd/EZ7DJ1</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Books a Million: http://is.gd/M2y5P2</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Diamonds on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24348955-the-sound-of-diamonds</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-66750255616432711702015-07-06T21:03:00.000-05:002015-07-13T20:56:53.485-05:00A Worthy Pursuit by Karen Witemeyer <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6AeIMxLyj70/VYYfmQa-itI/AAAAAAAADiw/rvVSONRKvok/s1600/a%2Bworthy%2Bpursuit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6AeIMxLyj70/VYYfmQa-itI/AAAAAAAADiw/rvVSONRKvok/s320/a%2Bworthy%2Bpursuit.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A TEACHER ON THE RUN. A BOUNTY HUNTER IN PURSUIT. CAN TWO ENEMIES LEARN TO TRUST EACH OTHER BEFORE THEY BOTH LOSE WHAT THEY HOLD MOST DEAR?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stone Hammon is the best tracker in Texas. He never comes home empty-handed. So when a wealthy railroad investor hires him to find his abducted granddaughter, Stone eagerly accepts.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Charlotte Atherton, former headmistress of Sullivan's Academy for Exceptional youths, will do anything to keep her charges safe, especially the orphaned girl entrusted to her care. Charlotte promised Lily's mother she'd keep the girl away from her unscrupulous grandfather, and nothing will stop Charlotte from fulfilling that pledge. Not even the handsome bounty hunter with surprisingly honest eyes who comes looking for them.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When Miss Atherton produces documentation that shows her to be Lily's legal guardian, Stone must reevaluate everything he's been led to believe. Is she villain or victim?&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then a new danger forces Charlotte to trust the man sent to destroy her. Stone vows to protect what he once sought to tear apart. Besides, he's ready to start a new pursuit: winning Charlotte's heart.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">What a fun book. It had adventure, romance and even a bit of mystery. The book was full of surprises. I loved how Stone didn't jump to conclusions but watched and made his decisions based on facts. Charlotte was much the same. She acted properly while being careful and still putting the protection of her child above all else. The children were a great addition to the book. I loved what made each one special. The characters were very well developed. I had a hard time putting the book down. I was adopted so these kinds of stories grab me. I wanted to find out what happened next and how things were going to go when the real "bad guy" showed up, because there always has to be one, right? Actually, there are a few of them, but two main ones. I recommend this to anyone who loves an adventure and sweet romance. &nbsp;</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Two-time RITA finalist and winner of the coveted HOLT Medallion and the ACFW Carol Award, bestselling author <b>Karen Witemeyer</b> writes historical romances because she believes the world needs more happily-ever-afters. She is an avid cross-stitcher and shower singer, and she bakes a mean apple cobbler. Karen makes her home in Abilene, Texas, with her husband and three children.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To learn more about Karen and her books and to sign up for her free newsletter featuring special giveaways and behind-the-scenes information, please visit www.karenwitemeyer.com&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Her Books</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Stand Alone Titles</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To Win Her Heart</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Head In The Clouds</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Tailor-Made Bride</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Worthy Pursuit</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Archer Brothers Series</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Short-Straw Bride</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stealing The Preacher</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Cowboy Unmatched</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Match Made In Texas</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Connected Stories</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Full Steam Ahead</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Love On The Mend</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.&nbsp;</div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-46792526933043907262015-06-23T21:22:00.000-05:002015-10-30T21:44:51.467-05:00Hearts Made Whole by Jody Hedlund<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WBkDQ4-C-j8/VYYj_ujgzBI/AAAAAAAADi8/Pid6PuH5d8w/s1600/hearts-made-whole.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WBkDQ4-C-j8/VYYj_ujgzBI/AAAAAAAADi8/Pid6PuH5d8w/s320/hearts-made-whole.png" width="207" /></a></div>1865 Windmill Point, Michigan<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Can She Forgive the Hurting Man Who Costs Her the Role She Loves?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After her father's death, Caroline Taylor has grown confident running the Windmill Point Lighthouse. But in 1865 Michigan, women aren't supposed to have such roles, so it's only a matter of time before the lighthouse inspector appoints a new keeper--even though Caroline has nowhere else to go and no other job available to her.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ryan Chambers is a Civil War veteran still haunted by the horrors of battle. He's secured the position of lighthouse keeper mostly for the isolation--the chance to hide from his past is appealing. He's not expecting the current keeper to be a feisty and beautiful woman who's angry with him for taking her job and for his inability to properly run the light. When his failings endanger others, he and Caroline realize he's in no shape to run the lighthouse, but he's unwilling to let anyone close enough to help. Caroline feels drawn to this wounded soul, but with both of them relying on that single position, can they look past their loss to a future filled with hope...and possibly love?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I enjoy reading anything Jody Hedlund writes. <i>Hearts Made Whole</i>&nbsp;was no exception. I was quickly drawn into the character's lives from the very first pages. What I love about Caroline is her strong, mothering nature for her siblings. Family means doing what she has to do for them. She loves taking care of the lighthouse. It isn't a burden to her. After her mother died and her father got older she began to do more and more of both their jobs. She doesn't feel angry because of it. She does her daily routine with joy.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ryan is a broken, shell of the man he used to be but when he came to the lighthouse we begin to see glimpses of that man. The war has scared him in many ways. I never thought about how the older wars effected those who fought in them. They must have had the same types of nightmares as our men and women do now. Caroline learns to respect him quite early on and doesn't judge him for his shortcomings but believes he will be able to over come them and become whole again.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We get to learn so much about the workings of the lighthouse and how important it was back then. Lives depended on the light keepers but there was still much danger and at times, death. I have always thought lighthouses were interesting and even beautiful, but I never thought about how much work went into running them. We also get a look at how challenging it was right after the war for those coming home to find jobs and how scarce medication and doctors were. I think reading is a great way to learn about history when you have an author who cares about writing things the way they happened in a certain time period. It has made me love history in a way I never did before. &nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I highly recommend this book and the others in the series.&nbsp;</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Jody Hedlund</b>&nbsp;is the author of over ten novels, including Love Unexpected, Captured by Love, Unending Devotion, The Preacher's Bride, and A Noble Groom, winner of the 2014 Carol Award for historical romance. She makes her home in Michigan, not far from the lighthouses she writes about, and loves hearing from readers on Facebook and her blog at JodyHedlund.com</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJodyHedlund?fref=ts" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Her Facebook Page</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Her Blog</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://jodyhedlund.com/" style="color: #b5653b; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Her Website</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>HER BOOKS</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>The Hearts of Faith Series...</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>The Preacher's Bride</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>The Doctor's Lady</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>Rebellious Heart</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>The Michigan Brides Collection...</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>Unending Devotion</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>A Noble Groom</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>Captured by Love</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>The Beacons of Hope Series...</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>Out of the Storm: A Novella</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>Love Unexpected</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>Hearts Made Whole</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>Out of the Storm</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>The Noblest Knights Series</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>The Vow: A Novella</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>An Uncertain Choice</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>A Daring Sacrifice - March 2016</b></span></span></div><div style="color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.&nbsp;</div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-20659230367327554922015-06-11T19:38:00.000-05:002015-06-20T20:16:57.188-05:00The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest by Melanie Dickerson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j79FE4yipAY/VYYP2dfFHwI/AAAAAAAADiQ/CGvdcxg01C4/s1600/huntress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j79FE4yipAY/VYYP2dfFHwI/AAAAAAAADiQ/CGvdcxg01C4/s320/huntress.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A BEAUTIFUL MAIDEN <i>who</i> POACHES <i>to</i> FEED <i>the</i> POOR. A HANDSOME FORESTER <i>on a</i> MISSION <i>to</i> CATCH HER. DANGER&nbsp;<i>and</i> LOVE ARE ABOUT TO UNTIE <i>in </i>THORNBECK FOREST.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The margrave owns the finest hunting grounds for miles around--and Odette Menkels spends her nights poaching his deer to feed the hungry orphans of Thornbeck. By day, Odette is a simple maiden who teaches children to read, but by night this young beauty has become the secret lifeline to the poorest of the poor.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For Jorgen Hartman, the margrave's forester, tracking down a poacher is a duty he is all too willing to perform. Jorgen inherited his post from the man who raised him...a man who was murdered at the hands of a poacher.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When Jorgen and Odette meet at the Midsummer festival and share a connection during a dance, neither has any idea that they are already adversaries.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The one man she wants is bound by duty to capture her, the one woman he loves is his cunning target...What becomes of a forester who protects a notorious poacher? What becomes of a poacher when she is finally discovered?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have loved every one of Melanie's books. There isn't one that I could say wasn't on my favorites list. This one is no exception. In fact, she gets better with each book. There was an air of mystery about it that kept me wondering. The characters were very real and I enjoyed getting to know them.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Odette is a sweet but adventurous young lady who wants to do what is right and at the same time can't let the children starve. Her life is centered around others instead of herself. Jorgen is a man of honor and is determined to do his job the correct way. He doesn't believe in lying to protect others but believes honesty is the right way to deal with things. There are many devious characters in the story. Some you don't realize how devious and a couple surprise you in the end.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is a great book for any age. I encourage those with teen girls to buy these books because they are sweet but have adventure. They teach girls they CAN make good choices.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;"><b>Melanie Dickerson&nbsp;</b>is the author of&nbsp;<i><b>The Healer's Apprentice</b></i>, a Christy Award finalist and winner of the National Reader's Choice Award for Best First Book, as well as the acclaimed novels&nbsp;<b><i>The Merchant's Daughter</i></b>,&nbsp;<b><i>The Fairest Beauty</i></b>, and&nbsp;<b><i>The Captive Maiden</i></b>. Melanie earned a bachelor's degree in special education from the University of Alabama and has been a teacher and a missionary. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Huntsville, Alabama.&nbsp;</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b>HER WEBSITE:&nbsp;</b>www.melaniedickerson.com</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b>HER BLOG:&nbsp;</b>www.melaniewrites.blogspot.com<b>&nbsp; &nbsp;</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b>Her Medieval Fairy Tale Retellings</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b>The Healer's Apprentice</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b>The Merchant's Daughter</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b>The Fairest Beauty</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b>The Captive Maiden</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b>The Princess Spy</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b>The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b>The Golden Braid (November 2015)</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.&nbsp;</b></span></span></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-29184061828025237952015-06-06T19:07:00.000-05:002015-06-20T19:13:14.859-05:00A Stranger's Secret by Laurie Alice Eakes<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7dJV97vt1CA/VYYAnED_rqI/AAAAAAAADiA/US2O6GzCQ88/s1600/a-strangers-secret.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7dJV97vt1CA/VYYAnED_rqI/AAAAAAAADiA/US2O6GzCQ88/s1600/a-strangers-secret.jpg" /></a></div>As a grieving young widow, Morwenna only wants a quiet life for herself and her new son. Until a man washes ashore, entangling her in a web of mystery that could threaten all she holds dear.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lady Morwenna Trelanwny Penvenan indulged in her fair share of dalliances in her youth, but now that she's the widowed mother to the heir of the Penvenan title, she's desperate to polish her reputation. When she's accused of deliberately luring ships to crash on the rocks to steal the cargo, Morwenna begins an investigation to uncover the real culprits and stumbles across an unconscious man lying in the sea's foam--a man wearing a medallion with the Trelawny crest around his neck.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The medallion is a mystery to David Chastain, a boat builder from Somerset. All David knows is that his father was found dead in Cornwall with the medallion in his possession after lying and stealing his family's money. And he knows the widow who rescued him is impossibly beautiful--and likely the siren who caused the shipwreck in the first place--as well as the hand behind whoever is trying to murder David.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As Morweena nurses David back to healthy and tries to learn how he landed on her beach, suspicion and pride keep their growing attraction at bay. But can they join together to save Morwenna's name and estate and David's live? Can they acknowledge the love they are both trying to deny?&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">As always, Laurie Alice Eakes has written a winner. Her books are so rich in detail that you can't read them super fast for fear of missing some important details. You have to be intentional and capture every word. She has filled this book with some mysterious characters. I love finding out what makes them tick. Morwenna is a strong but widowed young lady who is doing everything she can to make a life for her and her son despite her grandparents trying to force her to live her life their way.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">David seems drawn to her even from the beginning, thinking her an angel when he was in his sick bed those first days. He listens and gathers information to try to piece together what happened and how it all ties into the mystery he is trying to solve about his father's death. This is a great book. Make sure you check out book one in this series, <i>A Lady's Honor</i>.&nbsp;</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Eakes has a charming way of making her novels come to life without being over the top," writes <i>Romantic Times</i>&nbsp;of the bestselling, award-winning author Laurie Alice Eakes. Since she lay in bed as a child telling herself stories, she has fulfilled her dream of becoming a published author, with a degree in English and French from Asbury University and a master's degree in writing fiction from Seton Hill University contributing to her career path. Now she has nearly two dozen books in print.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After enough moves in the past five years to make U-Haul's stock rise, she now lives in Houston, Texas, where she and her husband are newly minted church leaders. Although they haven't been blessed with children--yet--they have a sundry lovable dogs and cats. If the carpet is relatively free of animal fur, then she is either frustrated with the current manuscript, or brainstorming another--the only two times she genuinely enjoys housekeeping.<br /><br />Her Website:&nbsp;http://www.lauriealiceeakes.com<br /><br />Some of her books:<br /><br /><b>New Jersey Historical-Heartsong Presents</b><br />The Glassblower<br />The Heiress<br />The Newcomer<br /><br /><b>Midwives</b><br />Lady in the Mist<br />Heart's Safe Passage<br />Choices of the Heart<br /><br /><b>Daughters of Bainbridge House</b><br />A Necessary Deception<br />A Reluctant Courtship<br />A Flight of Fancy<br /><br /><b>Cliffs of Cornwall</b><br />A Lady's Honor<br />A Stranger's Secret<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #4e2800; font-family: Cherry Cream Soda;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.&nbsp;</span></span></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-47130072674666751962015-06-04T20:26:00.000-05:002015-06-20T20:55:21.475-05:00Samantha Sanderson At The Movies by Robin Caroll<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B9DmL2wMujU/VYYZanzYoFI/AAAAAAAADig/C-b7WtvSe70/s1600/at%2Bthe%2Bmovies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B9DmL2wMujU/VYYZanzYoFI/AAAAAAAADig/C-b7WtvSe70/s320/at%2Bthe%2Bmovies.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>SAMANTHA SANDERSON</b> is an independent, resourceful, high-tech cheerleader. She dreams of becoming an award-winning journalist like her mother, so she's always looking for articles she can publish in her middle-school paper (where she secretly hopes to become chief editor). And with a police officer for a father, Sam is in no short supply for writing material.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>IT SEEMED LIKE THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When an explosive device is found in the local theater, Sam gets the lead on this developing and controversial story-controversial because the movie theater has recently come under attack by a renowned, outspoken atheist for allowing a local church to show Christian movies. Sam's father happens to be heading the investigation, and Sam can't resist doing some sleuthing of her own with the help of her best friend Makayla's techno-genius. But when Sam's theories are printed in the school paper, she lands in big trouble-and danger!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is a great book for young people. I have a home preschool and at nap time I read a chapter from a chapter book each day. We read through At The Movies at the end of the school year. I had several children graduating, five going to kindergarten and one going to first grade. They enjoyed me reading it, but part of it were a bit over their heads. I recommend a little older. My 13 year old was also in the room while we read and she enjoyed the story.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was very well done. It kept you thinking about different possibilities for who did it. It also went into some basic faith questions that children and preteens might ask themselves and their friends. This book had great answers. I believe it guided the reader to think deeper into what they believe and why.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I loved the relationship between her and her parents. It was one of honestly and respect. They had arguments and didn't agree on everything but they listened to each other and worked it out. I recommend this series to preteen and young teens. Great reading.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Robin Caroll </b>&nbsp;has authored seventeen previous books, including the Holt Medallion Award of Merit winner, <i>Deliver Us from Evil</i>. Her books have been nominated for Carol Awards, Holt Medallion, RT Reviewer's Choice Award, Bookseller's Best, and Book of the Year. She gives back to the writing community by serving as Excecutive Director for American Christian Fiction Writers. A proud southerner, Robin lives with her husband, three daughters, and two precious grandsons in Arkansas. You can visit more with Robin at www.robincaroll.com</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Her Books</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For Children and Young Adults</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Samantha Sanderson Series</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At The Movies</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On The Scene</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Off The Record</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Rock Harbor Series</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Search and Rescue</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lost and Found</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For Adults</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Justice Seekers Series</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In Justice For All</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To Write A Wrong</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stand of Deception</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Evil Series</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Deliver Us From Evil</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fear No Evil</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In The Shadow of Evil</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Bayou Series</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bayou Justice</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bayou Corruption</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bayou Judgement</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bayou Paradox</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bayou Betrayal</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Blackmail</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dead Air</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Framed</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hidden in the Stars</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Torrents of Destruction</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-72213152022688616422015-05-22T11:29:00.000-05:002015-05-24T12:03:56.256-05:00Love's Unfading Light by Naomi Rawlings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RQJkv4zEce8/VWH8bvVvOwI/AAAAAAAADfk/Ihmfa5MXD1k/s1600/Loves-Unfading-Light-lowres-266x400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RQJkv4zEce8/VWH8bvVvOwI/AAAAAAAADfk/Ihmfa5MXD1k/s320/Loves-Unfading-Light-lowres-266x400.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tressa Danell is finished with men--from the wastrel who left her a widow, to the smelly trapper who keeps proposing, to the banker who wants to repossess her bakery. Every hour is spent working to pay off her late husband's debt and keep a roof over her son's head, though it's doubtful she can do both for very long. But one thing's certain--she'll never be beholden to a man again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tired of living in a small town that blames him for actions his father committed ten years ago, Mac Oakton is scheduled to leave Eagle Harbor. So why does the pretty widow at the bakery keep tugging at his heart? He can't get involved in her predicament when he'll only be around for two more weeks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But when Tressa's burdens overwhelm her, they both face a decision. Can Mac set his own plans aside to help? And can Tressa accept his support if that means giving up her independence...and being obligated to a man again?&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What a great book! The characters were so real and kept my attention from the beginning. I read the book in two evenings. The things I loved about Tressa was her determination to keep trying no matter what and the fact that she had honest reactions to things. I felt sorry for her because she felt, like a lot of people do, that she isn't worth loving because of her past. Mac was so fortunate to have been taken in by a wonderful family that made him a part of it 100% after his father cheated the town and left without a word to anyone. He did things out of kindness and love for others. He didn't just barrel into situations, but sought God's direction. Even when things didn't go the way he wanted them to, he didn't stray from the course he was lead to be on.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Love's Unfading Light deals with a father's and a husband's misdeeds falling onto their child and wife, who actually had nothing to do with their actions at all. Naomi handled it wonderfully. Each person had those who knew the real person so they didn't feel the way some others might, angry and resentful. Each one of them struggled to stay in a town that had people who disliked them so strongly. But each one had a purpose and people they cared about in Eagle Harbor. Read the book to find out how these situations got resolved. You won't be disappointed.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I highly recommend this story to anyone. I give it a 5 out of 5. Very well written and great plot and resolution, while also setting up the plot for book two. I can't wait to read it!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YvnjE44i8UU/VWH655t1AQI/AAAAAAAADfY/Il_vnSsqQgw/s1600/naomirawlings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YvnjE44i8UU/VWH655t1AQI/AAAAAAAADfY/Il_vnSsqQgw/s1600/naomirawlings.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A mother of two young boys and a newborn baby girl, Naomi Rawlings spends her days picking up, cleaning, playing and, of course, writing. Her husband pastors a small church in Michigan's rugged Upper Peninsula, where her family shares its ten wooded acres with black bears, wolves, coyotes, deer and bald eagles. Naomi and her family live only three miles from Lake Superior, where the scenery is beautiful and they average 200 inches of snow per winter. She's currently enjoying writing the Eagle Harbor Series, which is set in this unique area of the United States.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Check out her <a href="http://naomirawlings.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">EAGLE HARBOR SERIES</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Where love finds it's anchor"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Love's Unfading Light</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Love's Every Whisper</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Love's Sure Dawn</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">BELANGER FAMILY SAGA</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Love, honor, and loyalty amidst the French Revolution"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sanctuary for a Lady</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Solder's Secrets</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Falls for the Enemy</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">STAND ALONE NOVELS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Wyoming Heir&nbsp;</div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-66856030032619308072015-05-20T23:01:00.001-05:002015-05-20T23:01:43.552-05:00Falcon: The Quiet Professionals Book 3 by Ronie Kendig<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/l/t1.0-9/10985884_944198735592773_4462736675521513629_n.jpg?oh=750a5adddce7f145f37f9e85356e41c2&amp;oe=55FD50BB" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/l/t1.0-9/10985884_944198735592773_4462736675521513629_n.jpg?oh=750a5adddce7f145f37f9e85356e41c2&amp;oe=55FD50BB" width="210" /></a><br />THE DAY OF DEADLY RECKONING HAS ARRIVED FOR RAPTOR TEAM...<br /><br />...and Warrant Officer Salvatore "Falcon" Russo is just the right mix of guts and grit to lead his brothers-in-arms against the Osiris hacker, Meng-Li Jin. Sal must cut through thick roots of bitterness and betrayal to take down the terrorist--but that means putting the team in the hands of Cassandra Walker. The last time he did that, two of the most important people in his life died. He will not make that mistake again.<br /><br />Cassandra Walker knows three things: she has never loved any man besides Salvatore Russo, he hates her more than life itself, and her mission may destroy any chance of reconciliation.<br /><br />The deeper Raptor digs for truth, the more betrayal seeps from the very fabric of their mission. Friends becomes spies and turncoats. Enemies morph into strange allies. As the tides turn and Sal rethinks his game plan, he is forced to trust Cassie again. And it might be the last time.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><br />I don't normally pick military fiction for my reading pleasure but when Ronie is the author, that changes everything. I LOVE her books. The characters grab me right away. They become "real" to me and I have to find out where their adventures take them and what kind of danger they will face next. I consider Ronie one of my favorite authors and love ALL of her books.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Falcon had many surprises for me. Some things I figured out ahead of time and others caught me off guard. These characters are complex and exciting. In her books she has strong characters and especially the women. This book series takes you into a time that could very well be now. The danger and action keep you reading (even way past your bedtime). It was fast-paced and non stop. I would recommend reading the first two books in the series, Raptor 6 and Hawk, before reading this one, although it can be read alone. I haven't read the first two and now I am dying to go and read them and re-read Falcon. You won't be disappointed in this book or any other by Ronie Kendig. She does not disappoint in her story telling skills. Please check out her other two series, too. I have all of her books either on my shelf or Kindle or both. They are so good I want to make sure I can read them anytime. Five stars for this book!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://rkendig.com/wp-content/themes/tekemedesign/images/roniepic.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://rkendig.com/wp-content/themes/tekemedesign/images/roniepic.png" /></a>An Army brat, Ronie Kendig grew up in the classic military family, with her father often TDY and her mother holding down the proverbial fort. Their family moved often, which left Ronie attending six schools by the time she'd entered fourth grade. her only respite and "friends" druing this time were the characters she created.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was no surprise when she married a military veteran--her real-life hero--in June 1990. Married more than twenty years, Ronie and her husband, Brian, homeschool their children, the first of whom graduated in 2011. Despite the craziness of life, Ronie finds balance and peace with her faith, family and their Maltese Menace in Northern Virginia.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ronie has a deep love and passion for people, especially hurting people, which is why she pursued and obtained a B.S. in Psychology from Liberty University. Ronie speaks nationally, volunteers with writer's organizations, including American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and My Book Therapy, and mentors other writers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Since launching onto the publishing scene in 2010, Ronie and her books have hit bestseller lists and garnered awards and critical acclaim. You can check out that list on her website:&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://roniekendig.com/" target="_blank">Ronie Kendig Rapid-Fire Fiction</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Other books by Ronie Kendig</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">DISCARDED HEROES SERIES</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nightshade</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Digitalis</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Wolfsbane</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Firethorn</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A BREED APART SERIES</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Trinity</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Talon</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Beowulf</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">THE QUIET PROFESSIONALS</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Raptor 6</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hawk</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Falcon</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; font-family: 'Cherry Cream Soda'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.&nbsp;</span></div></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-69003337843748685772015-04-09T16:42:00.000-05:002015-04-26T15:42:03.931-05:00Double Cross (FBI: Houston Book 2) by DiAnn Mills<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uww3JOLVcyU/VRxk4whW9OI/AAAAAAAADcw/msZhU06XIPg/s1600/doublecross.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uww3JOLVcyU/VRxk4whW9OI/AAAAAAAADcw/msZhU06XIPg/s1600/doublecross.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>She put him in prison. Now he's their only lead in a deadly new case.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">FBI Agent Laurel Evertson's investigation into a scam targeting the elderly takes an unexpected twist when key evidence leads her to a felon she arrested on her last undercover assignment. That case has haunted her since, and though she's vowed to forget Morton Wilmington--and what she sacrificed to put him away--he is now her best lead.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Houston Police Officer Daniel Hilton fears his grandparents may be the scammers' next targets, and he'll do anything to protect his family, including force interagency cooperation. But he's quickly drawn to Laurel's zeal and agrees to follow her lead...even if it means teaming up with a felon.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the unlikely trio uncovers disturbing evidence suggesting the scam is more deadly than they imagined, Laurel and Daniel find themselves in the crosshairs of a killer. Together they must decide if they can trust Wilmington's claims of redemption, or if he's leading them straight into a double cross.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I have read many of DiAnn's western romance books but this is the first time I've been able to read her newer crime adventure books. I enjoy her writing style for both genres. This book was filled with action and mystery. I used to watch a few of the crime TV shows and enjoyed trying to solve the crime. This one made me wonder WHO was the double crosser and who was on the up and up through out the entire book. The ending surprised me.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This book deals with how people's past shapes them and how they make choices in their lives. There are trust issues because of the past and it makes us question trusting others and knowing what is real or a lie. This book shows how God loves us through the bad things that can happen to us as we are growing up, either from our choices or just something that happens to us because of someone else's choices. There is nothing so bad that God won't love us. And that people heal in their own way, it's not one size fits all.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This book was very well done. If you like crime adventure books, this one is on target. She does her research and makes it believable. This is number two in the series. The first book came out last year and the third next year around this time. I look forward to reading more of her books.&nbsp;</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G5JzDqZavEw/VRxloaBU5oI/AAAAAAAADc4/zjb9OXAjEvo/s1600/Mills_Diann.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G5JzDqZavEw/VRxloaBU5oI/AAAAAAAADc4/zjb9OXAjEvo/s1600/Mills_Diann.jpg" height="200" width="160" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">DiAnn Mills is a bestselling author who believes her readers should expect an adventure. She combines unforgettable characters with unpredictable plots to create action-packed, suspense-filled novels.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists; won two Christy Awards; and been finalists for the RITA, Daphne Du Maurier, Inspirational Readers' Choice, and Carol award contests.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">DiAnn is a founding board member of the American Christian Fiction Writers; the 2015 president of the Romance Writers of America's Faith, Hope, &amp; Love chapter; a member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, and International Thriller Writers. She speaks to various groups and teaches writing workshops around the country. She and her husband live in sunny Houston, Texas.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">DiAnn is very active online and would love to connect with readers on any of the social media sites including her website <a href="http://www.diannmills.com/">www.diannmills.com</a>. &nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/diannmills" target="_blank">Facebook</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/diannmills" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/diannmills/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>, and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/81639.DiAnn_Mills" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> are great places to interact with her.<br /><br /><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.6666669845581px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;</span></span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6666669845581px; text-align: start;"></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6666669845581px; text-align: start;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp1l0RnXHQg" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">DiAnn Mills – How did you get started?</a></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6666669845581px; text-align: start;"><br /></span><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.6666669845581px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">&nbsp;</span></span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6666669845581px; text-align: start;"></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6666669845581px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6UDYnhHllM" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span lang="EN">DiAnn Mills – Talks about her FBI encounters</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In compliance with new regulations introduced by the Federal Trade Commission, &nbsp;as part of every Web or Amazon review that Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-15508306320604136982015-04-02T15:07:00.000-05:002015-05-20T23:23:38.512-05:00The Last Truth by Leann Harris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HVZ4DpvybGA/VR7ys4DJBmI/AAAAAAAADdU/sygoXglzjYU/s1600/last%2Btruth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HVZ4DpvybGA/VR7ys4DJBmI/AAAAAAAADdU/sygoXglzjYU/s1600/last%2Btruth.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Betrayed by her fiancé to the Nazis, Linette Van Linder escapes the clutches of the Waffen SS and runs into American reporter, Michael St. James. Michael refuses to abandon the woman who just ran into his life and knows he can’t allow her to be arrested for standing for justice. The only way he is able to save her is marry her to get the exit visa.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Their forced marriage becomes more than a simple means to an end, but two souls bound in the fires of war. Linette works as a spy for the British Army while Michael joins the American Army and becomes attached to Dwight D. Eisenhower.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As Linette and Michael join the fight to win against the darkness that has settled across Europe, they struggle to come to grips with the people they’ve become. And wonder if their love will survive the struggle.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This book takes you back to a horrible time in our history and gives you a different view of it. At least it did for me. If you didn't grow up in that time or grow up over there, you may not fully understand just how things were. The main characters are passionate about doing their part to help those of are the victims of these horrible crimes against humanity.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was interesting to see how they made life choices based on the things going on around them instead of just for selfish reasons. I enjoyed getting to know the characters and follow their story. If you like adventure and danger you will enjoy this book.&nbsp;</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Leann-Harris/e/B0024JIQJW/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1" target="_blank">Check out Leann on Amazon</a></div></div></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-23861486949776283532015-03-21T17:30:00.000-05:002015-03-31T18:12:33.180-05:00An Uncertain Choice by Jody Hedlund<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aUnPV2fiu0U/VRcs7h0Uu-I/AAAAAAAADcQ/_g4phNSJ2-I/s1600/an-uncertain-choice-jody-hedlund.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aUnPV2fiu0U/VRcs7h0Uu-I/AAAAAAAADcQ/_g4phNSJ2-I/s1600/an-uncertain-choice-jody-hedlund.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>ONE MONTH...ONE DECISION</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Due to her parents' promise at her birth, Lady Rosemarie prepared herself to become a nun the day she turns eighteen. But a month before her birthday, everything changes when a friend of her father's enters the kingdom and proclaims her parents' will left a second choice--if Rosemarie can marry before the eve of her eighteenth year, she will be exempt from the ancient vow.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Soon, Rosemarie is presented with the three most handsome and brave knights in the land. But when the competition for her heart seemingly results in a knight playing foul, she begins to wonder if the cloister is the best place after all. If only one of the knights--the one who appears the most guilty--had not already captured her heart.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">This book is full of adventure, danger, romance and courage. Lady Rosemarie is now an adult and is suddenly faced with a choice she didn't know she had. This is a great book for young ladies because it shows how you can come into adulthood with grace and wisdom. She was totally new to courting but handled herself well. Although young, she is not weak. She has compassion for the people that she rules and will not tolerate the cruel tortures of the times. The three knights are great, each in their own unique way. They are the best of friends that even courting the same girl did not destroy. Two are fun loving and one is more standoffish, but not because he doesn't feel drawn to her. I don't want to give away any spoilers but I can say that I love the one she chooses the most. I am looking forward to reading the other two knight's stories in the second and third books. I recommend this book to preteen and teen as well as any age above that. &nbsp;GREAT book!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">About the Author...</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jody Hedlund is an award-winning and bestselling author of inspirational historical romances for both adults and teens. As a busy mama-writer, she has the wonderful privilege of teaching her crew of 5 children at home. In between grading math papers and giving spelling tests, she occasionally does a load of laundry and washes dishes. When she's not busy being a mama, you can find her in front of her laptop working on another of her page-turning stories. &nbsp;She loves reading almost as much as she loves, writing, especially when it also involves chocolate and coffee.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJodyHedlund?fref=ts" target="_blank">Her Facebook Page</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Her Blog</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://jodyhedlund.com/" target="_blank">Her Website</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>HER BOOKS</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Hearts of Faith Series...</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Preacher's Bride</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Doctor's Lady</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rebellious Heart</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Michigan Brides Collection...</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unending Devotion</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Noble Groom</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Captured by Love</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Beacons of Hope Series...</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Out of the Storm: A Novella</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Love Unexpected</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hearts Made Whole</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Out of the Storm</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Noblest Knights Series</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Vow: A Novella</div><div style="text-align: justify;">An Uncertain Choice</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Daring Sacrifice - March 2016</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-73509306082981075582015-03-14T17:32:00.000-05:002015-03-31T12:28:15.100-05:00The Vow: A Novella by Jody Hedlund<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nEvkg2VorQk/VRcsni3vQkI/AAAAAAAADcI/MjiF1AwBPyw/s1600/the%2Bvow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nEvkg2VorQk/VRcsni3vQkI/AAAAAAAADcI/MjiF1AwBPyw/s1600/the%2Bvow.jpg" height="320" width="218" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br />Young Rosemarie finds herself drawn to Thomas, the son of the nearby baron. But just as her feelings begin to grow, a man carrying the Plague interrupts their hunting party. While in forced isolation, Rosemarie begins to contemplate her future—could it include Thomas? Could he be the perfect man to one day rule beside her and oversee her parents’ lands?&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then Rosemarie is summoned back to her castle in haste. The disease has spread, and her family is threatened. And the secret she discovers when she returns could change her future forever.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This novella is a prequel to Jody Hedlund’s <i>An Uncertain Choice</i>.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">What a great prequel. I love getting the back story to the main character in a book. This one takes place several years before&nbsp;<i>An Uncertain Choice.&nbsp;</i>It shows the type of person Rosemarie is and her relationship with her parents. It gives you a look at the time period the book is set in. You easily learn to love Rosemarie and want to know the rest of her story. I recommend reading this before you start <i>An Uncertain Choice</i>&nbsp;just to give yourself a bit more background information as you begin the book. Great for preteens and teens, plus anyone older than that.&nbsp;</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">About the Author...</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jody Hedlund is an award-winning and bestselling author of inspirational historical romances for both adults and teens. As a busy mama-writer, she has the wonderful privilege of teaching her crew of 5 children at home. In between grading math papers and giving spelling tests, she occasionally does a load of laundry and washes dishes. When she's not busy being a mama, you can find her in front of her laptop working on another of her page-turning stories. &nbsp;She loves reading almost as much as she loves, writing, especially when it also involves chocolate and coffee.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJodyHedlund?fref=ts" target="_blank">Her Facebook Page</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Her Blog</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://jodyhedlund.com/" target="_blank">Her Website</a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>HER BOOKS</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Hearts of Faith Series...</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Preacher's Bride</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Doctor's Lady</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rebellious Heart</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Michigan Brides Collection...</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unending Devotion</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Noble Groom</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Captured by Love</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Beacons of Hope Series...</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Out of the Storm: A Novella</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Love Unexpected</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hearts Made Whole</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Out of the Storm</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Noblest Knights Series</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Vow: A Novella</div><div style="text-align: justify;">An Uncertain Choice</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A Daring Sacrifice - March 2016</div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-79972439994556487892015-03-11T20:56:00.002-05:002016-02-05T08:35:35.173-06:00Dauntless by Dina L. Sleiman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mx3dEi_tKfM/VQDeHDAhFvI/AAAAAAAADTI/Ck59PGhocPg/s1600/dauntless%2Bnew%2Bweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mx3dEi_tKfM/VQDeHDAhFvI/AAAAAAAADTI/Ck59PGhocPg/s1600/dauntless%2Bnew%2Bweb.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><b>Born A Baron's Daughter,</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Lady merry Ellison is now an enemy of the throne after her father's failed assassination attempt upon the king. Bold and uniquely skilled, she is willing to go to any lengths to protect the orphaned children of her former village--a group that becomes know as "The Ghosts of Farthingale Forest." Merry finds her charge more difficult as their growing notoriety brings increasing trouble their way.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Timothy Grey, ninth child of the Baron of Greyham, longs to perform some feat so legendary that he will rise from obscurity and earn a title of his own. When the Ghosts of Farthingale Forest are spotted in Wyndeshire, where he serves as assistant to the local earl, he might have found his chance. But when he comes face-to-face with the leader of the thieves, he's forced to reexamine everything he's know.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I LOVE fairy tales. This one was really fun because she is like a female version of Robin Hood, in a way. But there is so much more to it than that story. The writing is very well done. You are given plenty of description, not too much, not too little. She went from different points of view, not just one characters viewpoint. Merry is strong and yet compassionate. She commands respect in her actions but behind it all is the love she has for the children. Timothy is a typical younger son wishing he could find his place in life, living under the shadow of what his older siblings have accomplished. But his family is loving and supportive, so it seems to be mostly in his own mind that he needs to compete somehow. He is smart but acts impulsively at times. There are many memorable characters among the orphaned children. The story is longer than some but I personally like more depth instead of less and having the story over quickly. I found myself thinking about the characters and where I had left off as I went throughout my day. I looked forward to getting back to the book to find out where the author took them next.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I recommend this book to preteens that enjoy reading, for some who don't, the length may be too much for them. Teens and over will enjoy this book. It is clean but is not lacking in depth and emotional connection. The spiritual content is very real as Merry struggles with her belief after tragedy and hatred took her family from her. I give this book 5 stars. I look forward to the next two books in this series. If you haven't read the <a href="http://terriharr.blogspot.com/2015/03/guest-post-by-author-dina-sleiman.html" target="_blank">author interview</a> that I posted last week, check it out.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Dina Sleiman writes stories of passion and grace. Most of the time you will find this Virginia Beach resident reading, biking, dancing, or hanging out with her husband and three children, preferably at the oceanfront. Since finishing her Professional Writing MA in 1994, she has enjoyed many opportunities to teach literature, writing, and the arts. Her debut novel,&nbsp;</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Dance of the Dandelion</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">&nbsp;with Whitefire Publishing, won an Honorable Mention in the 2012 Selah Awards. Also look for her novels,&nbsp;</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Love in Three-Quarter Time</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">,&nbsp;</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Dance from Deep Within</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">, and her&nbsp;</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Valiant Hearts</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e2800; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">&nbsp;series with Bethany House Publishers. Dina serves as an acquisitions editor for WhiteFire Publishing as well, and she loves to teach at writers conferences throughout the US.</span></span></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-65565868461063498612015-03-05T09:45:00.002-06:002015-03-05T22:54:10.021-06:00Guest Post by Author Dina Sleiman (Valiant Hearts Series)<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: inherit;">Please welcome Dina Sleiman today. I know you are going to love her new series!!!&nbsp;</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #990000;">From Bethany House Publishers</span></b></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #990000;">Katniss Everdeen and Tris Prior, prepare to meet your historical counterparts!</span></b></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello and thanks for having me today. I would like to share with you about my YA inspirational medieval adventure/romance series. Yeah, that’s a lot of adjectives. LOL. This series is pretty unique, especially in the Christian market, and so requires quite a bit of description. But let me start by sharing a little of how it came about. A few summers ago I saw a picture of a female knight, strong and courageous, bold and valiant, and I realized that somewhere in my many years of marriage and raising children, I had lost my fight. And you know what: I wanted it back!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RBBNXPbw4uE/VPh33ZmfDRI/AAAAAAAADR4/qr2nmedaPDU/s1600/blog%2Bpic2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RBBNXPbw4uE/VPh33ZmfDRI/AAAAAAAADR4/qr2nmedaPDU/s1600/blog%2Bpic2.jpg" height="320" width="212" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/></v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_4" o:spid="_x0000_i1028" type="#_x0000_t75" style='width:133.5pt;height:199.5pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\Terri\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg" o:title=""/></v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Photo by Silly Little Sparrow<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Meanwhile, I had been considering trying my hand at a young adult medieval romance series for several years, but I didn’t have a strong idea. Quite a few more months would pass before everything came together for me. I was walking and praying about a series concept, when the BBC’s new Robin Hood came to mind with its bold Maid Marian who is a crusader for the poor in her own right, its female Djaq, and its tough villainesses. That’s when it hit me. Put strong, young medieval women in legendary male roles, <i>et voila</i>, my Valiant Hears Series was born.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m so thankful for this opportunity to create strong and courageous role models for young women. I feel that all too often Christian girls are sent mixed messages. “You <i>can</i> be whatever you want to be, but you <i>should</i> be…” (insert small box of your denominational choosing here.) I want to inspire young women to be all that they can be and empower them to reach their full potential in Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">“What is a Valiant Heart heroine?” </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">you might ask.</span><b style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;</b><span style="font-family: inherit;">A young woman who is both feminine and strong, vulnerable and tough, gentle and passionate. She is fearless, intelligent, and full of life. A heroine who contains within her both the tender beauty of a blossoming flower and the fierceness of a lioness. One who uniquely reflects her creator God and is willing to pursue her dreams with all her heart. A woman who is open to love, but not defined by a man.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8ROpE-r-mnI/VPh4Qzt_kjI/AAAAAAAADSA/2zNgjN9FAE4/s1600/dauntless%2Bnew%2Bweb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8ROpE-r-mnI/VPh4Qzt_kjI/AAAAAAAADSA/2zNgjN9FAE4/s1600/dauntless%2Bnew%2Bweb.jpg" height="320" width="208" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_3" o:spid="_x0000_i1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xaw8LrC5wJU/VI7adathBqI/AAAAAAAADUE/ZxrTWJOQFbA/s1600/dauntless%2Bnew.jpg" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xaw8LrC5wJU/VI7adathBqI/AAAAAAAADUE/ZxrTWJOQFbA/s1600/dauntless+new.jpg" style='width:193.5pt;height:300pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:fill o:detectmouseclick="t"/> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\Terri\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.jpg" o:title="dauntless%2Bnew"/></v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Each book in the <i>Valiant Hearts Series </i>will feature a strong, young medieval woman in a traditionally male role as she lives out a story of adventure, romance, and faith. The series is geared toward teens, but will appeal to adults as well<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shown above is Merry Ellison, my heroine for the Robin Hood inspired </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Dauntless.</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;Merry will go to any length to save the outlawed children of Ellsworth from the treacherous King John. </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Dauntless </i><span style="font-family: inherit;">is available now online, as an ebook, and in local bookstores.&nbsp;</span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kygPwtjul8g/VO4hhJEWDKI/AAAAAAAADbo/ZJpzb3leuAs/s1600/chivalrous+from+amazon.jpg"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_2" o:spid="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kygPwtjul8g/VO4hhJEWDKI/AAAAAAAADbo/ZJpzb3leuAs/s1600/chivalrous%2Bfrom%2Bamazon.jpg" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kygPwtjul8g/VO4hhJEWDKI/AAAAAAAADbo/ZJpzb3leuAs/s1600/chivalrous+from+amazon.jpg" style='width:193.5pt;height:300pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square' o:button="t"> <v:fill o:detectmouseclick="t"/> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\Terri\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image005.jpg" o:title="chivalrous%2Bfrom%2Bamazon"/></v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BUaYaxrXRfI/VPh4uF70oWI/AAAAAAAADSI/bGB7XiK31WQ/s1600/chivalrous%2Bfrom%2Bamazon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BUaYaxrXRfI/VPh4uF70oWI/AAAAAAAADSI/bGB7XiK31WQ/s1600/chivalrous%2Bfrom%2Bamazon.jpg" height="320" width="207" /></a></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In book 2<i>, Chivalrous,</i>Gwendolyn Barnes longs to be a knight, but such cannot be her fate, even in the Camelot inspired region where she dwells. Meanwhile, her father intends to use her as a marriage pawn. In this story that flips the Lancelot/Guinevere legend on its head, Gwendolyn struggles with issues of gender and worth as well as her faith in God. Chivalrous is available for pre-order online and will release in September.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_5" o:spid="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style='width:2in;height:102pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\Terri\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image007.jpg" o:title=""/></v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-id6QZuoEPBI/VPh41akxkFI/AAAAAAAADSQ/7gOQTnr-9x4/s1600/Katie%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-id6QZuoEPBI/VPh41akxkFI/AAAAAAAADSQ/7gOQTnr-9x4/s1600/Katie%2B2.jpg" height="226" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My heroine Rosalind for book 3 (working title <i>Relentless</i>) has a role in book 2 as well. I'm picturing Katie McGrath from the series <i>Merlin. </i>She serves as Gwendolyn's handmaid in book 2, but in book 3 she will face her own adventure as she goes on crusade in search of redemption. I just started writing this one, and it will be fun to see where this story takes me.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And I have ideas for more: pirates, body guards, spies, even a quest!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope you will consider giving my Valiant Hearts Series a try, or perhaps purchasing it for some special young woman in your life! And please join me on my Valiant Hearts blog to stay in touch. <a href="http://valiantheartsseries.blogspot.com/">http://valiantheartsseries.blogspot.com/</a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dina Sleiman writes stories of passion and grace. Most of the time you will find this Virginia Beach resident reading, biking, dancing, or hanging out with her husband and three children, preferably at the oceanfront. Since finishing her Professional Writing MA in 1994, she has enjoyed many opportunities to teach literature, writing, and the arts. Her debut novel, <i>Dance of the Dandelion</i> with Whitefire Publishing, won an Honorable Mention in the 2012 Selah Awards. Also look for her novels, <i>Love in Three-Quarter Time</i>,&nbsp;<i>Dance from Deep Within</i>, and her <i>Valiant Hearts</i> series with Bethany House Publishers. Dina serves as an acquisitions editor for WhiteFire Publishing as well, and she loves to teach at writers conferences throughout the US.</span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578519206397766373.post-62334528206530976432015-03-03T21:47:00.000-06:002015-03-05T22:47:36.244-06:00Guest Post by Author Jody Hedlund (Noble Knights Series)<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With the release of her newest book, An Uncertain Choice, I am excited to have Jody on my blog today answering some questions.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lIZNSRIOccw/VPkubz-G19I/AAAAAAAADSs/haKwOvaKVEA/s1600/JodyHedlund-Vow-AnUncertainChoice-Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lIZNSRIOccw/VPkubz-G19I/AAAAAAAADSs/haKwOvaKVEA/s1600/JodyHedlund-Vow-AnUncertainChoice-Image.jpg" height="270" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After writing for the adult market, why did you decide to transition to young adult books?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have five children and three of them are now teens. That means that over the past few years I've ended up reading a lot of books in the Young Adult genre not only to stay abreast of what my kids are reading, but also to have discussions about the topics and world views within the books. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All that to say, I've fallen in love with reading YA books! Naturally, as I've fallen in love with reading them, I had to consider the possibility of writing them. And while I have a lot of other things going on my publishing career, I decided I wanted to make this move into YA now while I still had teens at home to read my books (and give me feedback!).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">What's the story about and who are the main characters?&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The heroine is a beautiful and wealthy young woman named Lady Rosemarie. She's on the cusp of her eighteenth birthday and knows her destiny is to fulfill a vow made by her parents. In light of their infertility, her parents had promised to give their firstborn back to God for a life of service and celibacy when she turned eighteen. Now with only one month before her birthday, Lady Rosemarie receives the news that there is an exception to the Ancient Vow–if she finds true love and is married by her birthday, then she's exempt from having to become a nun.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Faced with a growing loneliness and the possibility of losing control over the people she rules with compassion, Lady Rosemarie questions whether life in a cloister is really the best choice for her life. She agrees to allow the three handsomest and noblest knights in the land the chance to win her heart in one month.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Enter on stage, the three heart throbs! Sir Collin, Sir Bennet, and Sir Derrick. Each one is completely honorable and noble in his own way. Lady Rosemarie will have a tough choice ahead of her. Now you'll have to read the book to find out who she chooses and why!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">How do you believe this story relates to the lives of readers?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Young people today really enjoy reality TV shows, especially ones that involve contests. My teens love watching Survivor, The Amazing Race, and even American Idol. There's just something about real competition that attracts us.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>An Uncertain Choice</i> is a little bit like reality TV, especially a show like Bachlorette (although a much sweeter and cleaner version!) where a young woman is presented with three really fantastic men. In some ways, she can't go wrong if she chooses any of the men. But readers get to join the adventure as she must narrow down her choices even as the clock ticks away to the day of her eighteenth birthday.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Aside from the many issues related to dating and marriage, the book also tackles issues like chafing under too much supervision, learning to become a strong leader, and how to display courage in different ways.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">How do you hope parents will use this book with their kids?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">While the book is an exciting and entertaining story that young women will enjoy reading, it's also a book that I hope facilitates discussion about dating, love, and marriage. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I've developed a free downloadable discussion guide to correspond with the book chapter by chapter that will is available on my website. It's my desire that mothers (or grandmothers) will read the book as a disciplining tool with their daughters and then use the story and study guide as a way to talk about relationship issues that often get overlooked.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">An Uncertain Choice</span></i><span style="line-height: 115%;">would also be perfect for mentors, small groups, youth groups, or Bible studies, where girls to come together to read and discuss the book as a way to spur thoughts about God's plans for dating.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b>What was the very first story you ever wrote? Was it ever published?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">The first story I wrote was probably in first grade in a spiral notebooks, a book about princesses, princes and happily-ever-afters. And of course, it's long gone in the trash! But as far as my adulthood writing career, I wrote five novels that are collecting dust in a closet. They were my practice books, the books that helped me grow and become the writer I am today.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b>Why do you write?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">I write because I love telling stories. I love the quote by Toni Morrison because it sums up part of why I write: <i>"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." </i>Essentially I write the stories that I LOVE to read! Of course there are other, deeper reasons I write, too. But that's one of the main ones.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b>What are your hobbies?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">My main hobbies when I'm not writing or reading? Drinking coffee and eating chocolate, of course!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">No, Seriously. At this stage in my life because I'm busy being a mom, I don't have much time for hobbies. However, I do make it a point of running and keeping my body fit. And I also try to carve out fun family time each week. I love taking family bike rides, playing games, and having family movie nights.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jody Hedlund is a best-selling and award-winning author who loves fairy- tales and happily-ever-afters. She makes her home in Midland, MI with her husband and five children. When she's not writing another of her page-turning stories, you can usually find her sipping coffee, eating chocolate, and reading.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Contact Jody:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I hang out on Facebook here: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jody.hedlund#!/AuthorJodyHedlund"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Author Jody Hedlund</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I also love to chat on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/JodyHedlund"><span style="color: #1f497d;">@JodyHedlund</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My home base is at my website<a href="http://jodyhedlund.com/"><span style="color: #1f497d;">: jodyhedlund.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For lots of fun pictures, follow me on Pinterest: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/jodyhedlund/pins/">pinterest.com/jodyhedlund</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I get personal on Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/JodyHedlund/">instagram.com/JodyHedlund/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Or you're welcome to email me at: jodyhedlund@jodyhedlund.com</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01547279026740589595noreply@blogger.com0